October is National Family History Month here in the United States. Join Crista Cowan for a quick look at ten things you can do to celebrate family history month over the coming weeks. Share your ideas in the comments below.

Do you have Swedish ancestry? Join Crista Cowan as she shares some of the top methods and record collections that will help you find success in tracing your ancestors through their time in the United States back to Sweden. She will then give a high leve l review of the Swedish records available on Ancestry.com.

Join Crista Cowan for a quick look at the new features and tools available to help make your family history easier and more fun She'll also review databases full of new content released in the past month and let you know what conferences and events are c oming up where you can learn even more in person.

Join Crista Cowan for the fourth in our series on the Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS). Step three is "analysis and correlation of the collected information." You will learn both WHY this is such an important step in your research process and HOW to do it.

As the weather turns a little cooler and the leaves start to fall, it is the perfect time to get out and visit cemeteries. Photographing tombstones is a great idea. But, there is more to do in a cemetery than you might think. Join Crista Cowan for a lo ok at how cemetery visits can enhance your family history research.

Join Crista Cowan for a look at the latest version of the Ancestry Mobile App for iOS.

We all know the importance of finding documentation about the facts we put into our family tree. But, what happens when you can't find the records you need? Join Crista Cowan for a look at all the places you find death information.

We all know the importance of finding documentation about the facts we put into our family tree. But, what happens when you can't find the marriage records you need? Join Crista Cowan for a look at alternative places to find marriage information.

Join Crista Cowan for a quick look at the new features and tools available to help make your family history easier and more fun. She'll also review the databases full of new content released in the past month and show you how best to search them to find the stories of your ancestors' lives.

From 1836 to 1869 more than 400,000 settlers used the Oregon Trail to head west. Join Crista Cowan for a quick look at the history of the Oregon Trail. Were any of your ancestors adventurers and pioneers across this 2000 mile wagon road?